http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine Ukraine on Yahoo! News Photos Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:40:36 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:40:36 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100210/photos_us_rank_afp/5e461554e75ab5b913bb5005847ae1cf (AFP) - Rally in Kiev : A supporter of Ukraine's newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich wears a hat, decorated with the party's badges, blows smoke during a rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:40:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265762412495-1-0.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=wMPRjyzvtplqeIEGF0lEnA-- Rally in Kiev : A supporter of Ukraine's newly elected President ... (AFP) - Rally in Kiev : A supporter of Ukraine's newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich wears a hat, decorated with the party's badges, blows smoke during a rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/f973aba69f2f903204fd58b335cbbd25 (AFP/File) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:21:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265746815189-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=bvDCHDZ5VC9g_rhnP9Bm8Q-- Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a ... (AFP/File) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_wl_afp/2cb5c3b32d7ee52996c2c771d1c4fd3e (AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on Ukraine where pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich has clinched a slender victory in the presidential election as the nation rejects the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution.(AFP iactiv)

]]> (AFP iactiv) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:34:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265715382266-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=iOtz3u5NT8M9Fk1VFCZ90w-- Interactive graphic on Ukraine where pro-Russia candidate Viktor ... (AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on Ukraine where pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich has clinched a slender victory in the presidential election as the nation rejects the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution.(AFP iactiv)

]]> (AFP iactiv) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_wl_afp/5252b4cede02d68fd765faba1274d483 (AFP/File) - Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich makes a statement for the results of exit-pols after the second round of Presidential elections in his headquarter in Kiev on February 7. Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge the results of the bitterly contested election, aides said Tuesday, intensifying fears the country is heading for political turmoil.(AFP/File/Genya Savilov)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:34:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740417325-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=PoJJy8fAsVFhodVmWn1rsw-- Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich makes a statement for ... (AFP/File) - Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich makes a statement for the results of exit-pols after the second round of Presidential elections in his headquarter in Kiev on February 7. Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge the results of the bitterly contested election, aides said Tuesday, intensifying fears the country is heading for political turmoil.(AFP/File/Genya Savilov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_wl_afp/c2344354af105133491ce838419cd40f (AFPTV) - VIDEO Pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich on Monday won Ukraine's presidency after squeezing ahead of his rival Yulia Timoshenko in close elections. The leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution might have lost, but the spirit of the Revolution lives on. Duration:01:58(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:34:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265684698284-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=7nzIW4vZJnTxd5qWPP_EKA-- VIDEO Pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich on Monday won Ukraine's ... (AFPTV) - VIDEO Pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich on Monday won Ukraine's presidency after squeezing ahead of his rival Yulia Timoshenko in close elections. The leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution might have lost, but the spirit of the Revolution lives on. Duration:01:58(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_wl_afp/0919755953a1bfa67f48f270bfe6f627 (AFP/File) - Ukraine's Prime Minister and the presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko makes a statement for the results of exit-pols after the second round of Presidential elections in her headquarters in Kiev on February 7. Tymoshenko will challenge the results of the bitterly contested election, aides said Tuesday, intensifying fears the country is heading for political turmoil.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:34:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740382669-7-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=aG8EDZOFxDDqY2V56pnNOw-- Ukraine's Prime Minister and the presidential candidate ... (AFP/File) - Ukraine's Prime Minister and the presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko makes a statement for the results of exit-pols after the second round of Presidential elections in her headquarters in Kiev on February 7. Tymoshenko will challenge the results of the bitterly contested election, aides said Tuesday, intensifying fears the country is heading for political turmoil.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/eaa2f7239c95e8513de20dda918b96fd (AFP) - Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265632932967-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=aFEzMdHC7xlZpZwFFCODkQ-- Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich ... (AFP) - Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/b7d2e20e3fcc76e0ae4e77ae83fc4326 (AFP) - Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265715473579-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=VMitNRKGBth4y5RzdiXjGg-- Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central ... (AFP) - Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/6480554afce04eeaa1ca9039f7c17392 (AFP) - Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265715556579-6-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=HjyOBQ2LORxJY9Nlv.FBEw-- Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia ... (AFP) - Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko will challenge results of the bitterly contested polls, rejecting calls on her to ease tensions by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/9a0f2b6dbedb4ebf9b52a4d8683ce596 (AP) - In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine. According to the election commission, Yanukovych is leading in Sunday's vote by 3.5 percentage points with only 0.02 percent of precincts left to count. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:51:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.9a0f2b6dbedb4ebf9b52a4d8683ce596.ukraine_presidential_elections_xel102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9wp0UbtAEMmkG_S0gDwWNQ-- In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition ... (AP) - In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine. According to the election commission, Yanukovych is leading in Sunday's vote by 3.5 percentage points with only 0.02 percent of precincts left to count. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/9b49a9227add49fda07cc340579ca7ed (AP) - In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine. According to the election commission, Yanukovych is leading in Sunday's vote by 3.5 percentage points with only 0.02 percent of precincts left to count. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:51:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.9b49a9227add49fda07cc340579ca7ed.ukraine_presidential_elections_xel105.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=c6BM6sLzG2trV1fU97LxTA-- In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition ... (AP) - In this photo taken on Monday, Dec.28, 2009. Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine. According to the election commission, Yanukovych is leading in Sunday's vote by 3.5 percentage points with only 0.02 percent of precincts left to count. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/af1db48292bc40ae8f819b678a19a936 (AP) - Ukrainian soldiers drink hot coffee as they warm themselves while sitting on a snowy street in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff vote on Sunday, that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:47:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.af1db48292bc40ae8f819b678a19a936.ukraine_daily_life_xaz109.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=U5q5i1Tc9uXm4NCimTp5qw-- Ukrainian soldiers drink hot coffee as they warm themselves ... (AP) - Ukrainian soldiers drink hot coffee as they warm themselves while sitting on a snowy street in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff vote on Sunday, that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/f1943008369a445d9c01bc8ddef568eb (AP) - An advertising hoarding advertising a popular Ukrainian TV show overlooks a pedestrian subway in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:42:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f1943008369a445d9c01bc8ddef568eb.ukraine_daily_life_xaz110.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=hQm4zU9wCVt9NNDUJLlzbQ-- An advertising hoarding advertising a popular Ukrainian TV show ... (AP) - An advertising hoarding advertising a popular Ukrainian TV show overlooks a pedestrian subway in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/1f4dd92dc7864e368c0028a5a6be3c87 (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych gather together during a rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.1f4dd92dc7864e368c0028a5a6be3c87.ukraine_presidential_elections_xsg105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tDcPonf8Yf.Ndxj5hgUdXA-- Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate ... (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych gather together during a rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/f53aeb4340ec491886d85042d02dedff (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react holding his portrait during a rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:40:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f53aeb4340ec491886d85042d02dedff.ukraine_presidential_elections_xsg102.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=55cWKzJrTp2ph7Szjn..fA-- Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate ... (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react holding his portrait during a rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/131aaf5c621d46d2bb2dbbef3a08a0d5 (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react holding his portrait during a rally in front of the Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:37:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.131aaf5c621d46d2bb2dbbef3a08a0d5.aptopix_ukraine_presidential_elections_xsg101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=7yqVtbtH0eb0fujKNTZ7RQ-- Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate ... (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react holding his portrait during a rally in front of the Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/dd0ef938be424d499167c400d51a3f11 (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react waving flags of the Party of Regions during a massive rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine,Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won.Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:37:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.dd0ef938be424d499167c400d51a3f11.aptopix_ukraine_presidential_elections_xsg103.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=eSzJDqGr81Acr7BvuiEVgA-- Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate ... (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react waving flags of the Party of Regions during a massive rally in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine,Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign said Tuesday it plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won.Yanukovych's Party of Regions, meanwhile, rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/218bb9dabf684200a90c236538d02376 (AP) - Snow-covered Independence Square is seen in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo / Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:22:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.218bb9dabf684200a90c236538d02376.ukraine_daily_life_xaz107.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=VXu84mgxQeNOOk7t7r5IbA-- Snow-covered Independence Square is seen in the center of the ... (AP) - Snow-covered Independence Square is seen in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo / Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_pl_afp/2bcb7a505984941757f02ff3a427dc2b (AFP) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Washington has praised Ukraine's presidential elections, saying the polls were another step in the consolidation of the country's democracy.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:30:55 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265718448433-1-0.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=9JXDqeDkEg5DLPdu3WIHww-- A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich in front ... (AFP) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Washington has praised Ukraine's presidential elections, saying the polls were another step in the consolidation of the country's democracy.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r2475355055.jpg (Reuters) - A member of the Regions Party reads a newspaper featuring presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, during a parliament session in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Vladimir Sindeyev (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:11:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2475355055.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=QY.uAOhb5m8ufLIIQTYnqg-- A member of the Regions Party reads a newspaper featuring presidential ... (Reuters) - A member of the Regions Party reads a newspaper featuring presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, during a parliament session in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Vladimir Sindeyev (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_wl_afp/28a60d322bce40f1ddec7d0ae569bc45 (AFP) - Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko is set to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265715556579-2-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=u_TCT1KxezdWiJ83rIkDzw-- Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia ... (AFP) - Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko is set to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r3783704747.jpg (Reuters) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:35:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3783704747.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=8AFOCuVUY_Dq19yp6KTLoQ-- A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends ... (Reuters) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r275174577.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:33:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r275174577.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=FyiNzg9UGfVQbb_HdhVHqg-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r1164377433.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate his victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off vote during a rally in front of the central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1164377433.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=_r6ne6FHJf6upzrBbdR5ig-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate his victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off vote during a rally in front of the central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r289913.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:29:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r289913.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=faB9ZLGW_.bF5MScc2fQGQ-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attend a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r4260107555.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:27:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r4260107555.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=ZLbB6xYN4yy3g1OWsXdRkg-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r1397680565.jpg (Reuters) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:25:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1397680565.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=E5qZI5GjBN7W_8V3pIczcg-- A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends ... (Reuters) - A supporter of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich attends a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r845785808.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:22:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r845785808.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uzRfuxSfq98ApJFB2VsTxQ-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich hold a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev February 9, 2010. Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognise" the victory of her rival Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Latest official results gave ex-mechanic Yanukovich a near three-percentage point margin of victory over Tymoshenko. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/ids_photos_ts/r3112273175.jpg (Reuters) - Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko arrives for a news conference in Kiev February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3112273175.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=pqCdNRkzTb9TR3om6q.vPA-- Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia ... (Reuters) - Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko arrives for a news conference in Kiev February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/85bdca0ead0a41acba1ca3aa2f564fed (AP) - Party of Regions members read newspapers in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.85bdca0ead0a41acba1ca3aa2f564fed.ukraine_presidential_elections_xaz105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=r0t5mR.Rvca6pBZX1H5VVg-- Party of Regions members read newspapers in Ukraine's parliament ... (AP) - Party of Regions members read newspapers in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/3c6f4b9579d24c31a9e2f9bf4f16be59 (AP) - A member of the Party of Regions reads a newspaper in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:10:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3c6f4b9579d24c31a9e2f9bf4f16be59.ukraine_presidential_elections_xaz106.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=9EpSrJysoLT_T1gOIwwnVg-- A member of the Party of Regions reads a newspaper in Ukraine's ... (AP) - A member of the Party of Regions reads a newspaper in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/c5c34a86a60c4c1f99f2061ab3a16fdd (AP) - In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede Ukraine's presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian and Russian news reports said Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. The respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported that Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will 'never recognize' the legitimacy of the election. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:38:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.c5c34a86a60c4c1f99f2061ab3a16fdd.ukraine_presidential_elections_xaz104.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=hGdaZ7qvZMkswkaWg9YQkQ-- In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, ... (AP) - In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede Ukraine's presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian and Russian news reports said Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. The respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported that Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will 'never recognize' the legitimacy of the election. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/64ba0dd696134c18befb2537c6ed88fb (AP) - In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede Ukraine's presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian and Russian news reports said Tuesday. The respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported that Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will 'never recognize' the legitimacy of the election. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:46 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.64ba0dd696134c18befb2537c6ed88fb.ukraine_presidential_elections_xaz103.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Banl06RMBQZfxenFhOA4aQ-- In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, ... (AP) - In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede Ukraine's presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian and Russian news reports said Tuesday. The respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported that Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will 'never recognize' the legitimacy of the election. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/3ebba59ca0a36512ffdf6d050805f8d2 (AFP/File) - Ukraine Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko arrives for a press conference in Kiev. Tymoshenko was under pressure Tuesday to ease political tensions by conceding defeat to her triumphant rival Viktor Yanukovich in presidential polls.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:49:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265684918753-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=pKVOgb3lAsjCgeKENA.3jw-- Ukraine Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko ... (AFP/File) - Ukraine Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko arrives for a press conference in Kiev. Tymoshenko was under pressure Tuesday to ease political tensions by conceding defeat to her triumphant rival Viktor Yanukovich in presidential polls.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/photos_ts_wl_afp/84e599e78185c21d6dd01d5e6954ad2b (AFP) - Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Ukraine's charismatic Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was under pressure Tuesday to ease political tensions by conceding defeat to Yanukovich in presidential polls.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:49:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265684677581-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jLrODO2M2EACVNjpuRb7EQ-- Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central ... (AFP) - Supporters of Viktor Yanukovich chant in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev. Ukraine's charismatic Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was under pressure Tuesday to ease political tensions by conceding defeat to Yanukovich in presidential polls.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/b148d78c8bc84fbe8793b90bc463c28b (AP) - A view of a street in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. International monitors hailed Ukraine's presidential election as transparent and honest, bolstering opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych's claim of victory and leaving Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a strategic bind. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.b148d78c8bc84fbe8793b90bc463c28b.ukraine_daily_life_xaz102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=iF4HNgSQJUU7_1BqKtC_Bg-- A view of a street in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. ... (AP) - A view of a street in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. International monitors hailed Ukraine's presidential election as transparent and honest, bolstering opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych's claim of victory and leaving Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a strategic bind. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100209/481/208a309eb8d54c57af038ac81adc72b6 (AP) - A woman cleans the floor of a Ferrari dealership in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:48:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.208a309eb8d54c57af038ac81adc72b6.ukraine_daily_life_xaz101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=ewzLX1p.tRaxJw16Ko8NCA-- A woman cleans the floor of a Ferrari dealership in downtown ... (AP) - A woman cleans the floor of a Ferrari dealership in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/photos_wl_afp/a501a8933b730eb2f5bca6bb35607068 (AFP) - Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the election victory in Kiev.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265633186135-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=fN6WdTMYXQddarj3RaJM4g-- Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and presidential candidate ... (AFP) - Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the election victory in Kiev.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/photos_wl_afp/abee0e95ed600094864df2906534fb18 (AFP) - Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station in Kiev. Ukraine is split between a Russian-speaking east, which is Viktor Yanukovich's stronghold, and a nationalist Ukrainian-speaking west that went strongly for Yulia Tymoshenko.(AFP/Andrey Smirnov)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265646852206-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=sgejHUWzopaVGxARYuJ_fQ-- Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling ... (AFP) - Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station in Kiev. Ukraine is split between a Russian-speaking east, which is Viktor Yanukovich's stronghold, and a nationalist Ukrainian-speaking west that went strongly for Yulia Tymoshenko.(AFP/Andrey Smirnov)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/photos_wl_afp/cb9df6f8ac937a87e56334fd2f6673b1 (AFPTV) - Pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich was on Monday on course to become Ukraine's next president after elections punished the West-leaning leaders of the Orange Revolution. Duration: 01:10(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265632949169-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=eHwdrRaUeElf65rwB06VCg-- Pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich was on Monday on course to become ... (AFPTV) - Pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich was on Monday on course to become Ukraine's next president after elections punished the West-leaning leaders of the Orange Revolution. Duration: 01:10(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/photos_wl_afp/1052e66e4f0700fb969f0909d8344853 (AFP) - Supporters of the leader of Ukraine's Regions Party and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265649805487-7-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=qadENNbtl48Jb6TtgzYPyQ-- Supporters of the leader of Ukraine's Regions Party and ... (AFP) - Supporters of the leader of Ukraine's Regions Party and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/a9b3728c016a4a43b0c3039b1d1a5e89 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.a9b3728c016a4a43b0c3039b1d1a5e89.russia_pancake_week_mosb112.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gGT5w9B0Wr.VoWhJBsdJ9g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/1491910f2caf4f908cc13888999b8ef6 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a pancake during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:20:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.1491910f2caf4f908cc13888999b8ef6.russia_pancake_week_mosb111.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=njQL.ZDt3V8pC01E_emyBQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a pancake during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/98627daafa214a148765b43436354a05 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:14:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.98627daafa214a148765b43436354a05.russia_pancake_week_mosb113.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=wCZnsCTEQxEQ_xCoVV1fEg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/783951c9f58c419f841bd166a6c1c261 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:12:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.783951c9f58c419f841bd166a6c1c261.russia_pancake_week_mosb114.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=OZn2.AXwEo7C1vX7EZzEvw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/photos_ts_wl_afp/eaa2f7239c95e8513de20dda918b96fd (AFP) - Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president, after elections that rejected the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:37:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265632932967-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=YQncAjbB6GV2GvLpSlQmkg-- Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich ... (AFP) - Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president, after elections that rejected the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/8ca29f9b6a35488492190f3e03e54f6b (AP) - Assen Agov of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly presenting the results of the international mission to observe the Ukrainian presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The heads of the mission deemed the vote 'professional, transparent and honest,' in a joint statement. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel).

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:49:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.8ca29f9b6a35488492190f3e03e54f6b.ukraine_presidential_election_xmim106.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=n.yQGZyvTMi4lkzSVi.F1w-- Assen Agov of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly presenting the ... (AP) - Assen Agov of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly presenting the results of the international mission to observe the Ukrainian presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The heads of the mission deemed the vote 'professional, transparent and honest,' in a joint statement. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel).

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/3e0fd3a670bf4d75b7d70adfba85517b (AP) - Joao Soares, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, presenting the results of the international mission to observe the Ukrainian presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The heads of the mission deemed the vote 'professional, transparent and honest,' in a joint statement. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel).

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:49:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.3e0fd3a670bf4d75b7d70adfba85517b.ukraine_presidential_election_xmim105.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=dBXV3KcJ.AxxyAu94je3vg-- Joao Soares, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, presenting ... (AP) - Joao Soares, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, presenting the results of the international mission to observe the Ukrainian presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The heads of the mission deemed the vote 'professional, transparent and honest,' in a joint statement. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel).

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/ids_photos_ts/r2707016555.jpg (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate his victory in a presidential run-off vote during a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:51:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2707016555.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=cU0ARiU5ADvA6vt9lnTWgg-- Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate ... (Reuters) - Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate his victory in a presidential run-off vote during a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/102904elecukraine/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ukraine/ss/events/wl/102904elecukraine/im:/100208/481/0e0a734c3e034f6c9c697b3f8c8bbb2c (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate and head of the Regions party Viktor Yanukovych maintain a vigil in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Ukrainian capital Monday to celebrate the apparent victory of Russian-leaning Viktor Yanukovych in a hostile presidential election campaign. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.0e0a734c3e034f6c9c697b3f8c8bbb2c.ukraine_presidential_elections_xel106.jpg?x=130&y=57&q=85&sig=tiVBrgR6k2lVzNgez0QqOA-- Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate and head of the ... (AP) - Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate and head of the Regions party Viktor Yanukovych maintain a vigil in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Ukrainian capital Monday to celebrate the apparent victory of Russian-leaning Viktor Yanukovych in a hostile presidential election campaign. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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